Actualmente el 38% de los estudiantes de educación media estudian en un liceotécnico-pro- fesional. El gobierno actual ha propuesto como eje fundamental de laeducación la moderni- zación y valorización de la formación técnica, articulándolacon la producción y la educación superi…
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Problem and Purpose: There is an extensive array of literature and research espousing the importance of developing the whole student. Comparatively, there is limited research on examining how colleges and universities that promote wholistic student development incorporate each o…
This research project aimed to promote a group of classroom leaders to become servant leaders. The project was conducted with two-hour seminars for the following three evenings on the following topics: (1) aspects of the Cosmic Education of Maria Montessori, (2) theoretical foun…
The following research and dissertation are designed to extend the understanding of challenges faced by voucher students entering private schools. Voucher students historically face the challenges of poverty and living in single-parent homes with little to no parental support. W…
There is a pressing need to re-awaken in teaching the prophetic call to serve the liberation of children, whose complex humanity remains systemically marginalized. This proposal is grounded in a study of the Lasallian tradition of education, which originates from John Baptist de…
The central task of Toward a Pedagogy of Critical Liberative Theological Consciousness: Cultivating Students as Agents of Social Change is discovering pedagogical and theological wisdom for social transformation, through a dialogue with James H. Cone and Paulo Freire. Accordingl…
Parental expectation, particularly among Chinese family groups, is understood to be formative upon their children’s identity, behavior in family relationships, educational success and decisions in career choices. China's long history of traditionalism in its social values, heavi…
21st Century health literacy and health promotion in Ontario public schools reflect international shifts towards considerations of mental health, student wellbeing, whole-child education and comprehensive school health practices. This thesis situates these contemporary trends in…
This basic qualitative research records the author’s findings from the one-on-one in-depth personal interviews with twenty-three teachers, trainers, and administrators working for the Christian Montessori schools. The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of the te…
In this dissertation I articulate the affinities between the agonistic political philosophy of William Connolly and the educational philosophy of John Dewey in order to develop terms for a philosophy of education for agonistic democracy. I argue both that Dewey offers a needed a…
In 1927, Teachers College, Columbia University, embarked on a journey of reflection, research, and innovation. The inauguration of William Fletcher Russell as dean in 1927 marked a paradigm shift for Teachers College because he was about to lead his faculty and staff through an …
Maya Angelou said, “You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies, you may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise”. Despite the growing diversity of schools, and the need for more social emotional support of students from minoritized groups, …
This book discusses value-creating global citizenship education as a pedagogical approach developed by taking Soka studies as a focal point of inquiry. It uses a values-based lens to examine education for sustainable development and global citizenship. The author proposes curric…
This book traces the early history of the Montessori movement in the United States through the lives and careers of four key American women: Anne George, Margaret Naumburg, Helen Parkhurst, and Adelia Pyle. Caught up in the Montessori craze sweeping the United States in the Prog…
"Marie Hållander has provided an indispensable guide to re-thinking the pedagogical possibilities of witnessing and testimonies, essential reading for anyone interested in how to approach these topics both critically and pedagogically. Through a lucid theoretical synthesis, this…
This book draws on five philosophers from the continental tradition - Theodor Adorno, Hannah Arendt, Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, and Jacques Rancière - in order to "think about thinking" and offer new and surprising answers to the question: How can we educate students to th…